Synopsis
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
Key facts
Original language
English
Home video distributors
Home Vision Cinema (United States)
Based on
Walkabout
Setting
Australia, Great Sandy Desert
Trailer
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Festival History
- Ghent Film Festival 2025 generic
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2024 - OZPLOITATION
- L'Étrange Festival 2019 - Carte blanche
- Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival 2019 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1971 generic
Titles
| Original title | Walkabout | |
| Alternate title | Encuentro de dos mundos | |
| Alternate title | La Randonnée |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Home Vision Cinema (cat. no. WAL 090) | 1999, United States, slipcase |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1999 WAL 090 |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
